Originally Posted by
mams99
That came to mind for me too, but he knew a lot of details about the bike and he talked about the history of it. And while I know that you can't judge someone by their behavior, he was very kind and helpful and informative. He knew he was selling it for less than it was worth.
I think you should pretty good about this purchase and not worry that you've contributed to theft. Where I live we have a pretty robust market in stolen bicycles and it is a crime of opportunity. Bike thieves don't usually put effort into fabricating a back story for so little profit and they are never kind, helpful, or informative. It's much easier to just cut off discussion and disappear when a buyer asks too many questions. OTOH kind, helpful, and informative people are often very bad at listing their bikes effectively.